roccograpisarda / RC4-example

Educational RC4 example

RC4-example

This Python project is an educational streamlit application that simulates the RC4 algorithm encryption. The RC4 algorithm is a widely used symmetric stream cipher that efficiently encrypts and decrypts data.

Features

• Encryption and Decryption: The simulator allows users to input their text or message and encrypt it using the RC4 algorithm. It also provides a decryption option to retrieve the original message from the encrypted data.
• Encryption Strength Analysis: The application provides insights into the strength of the encryption by displaying the key length.

Project Structure

.
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
└── src
 ├── app.py
 └── RC4.py

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/roccograpisarda/RC4-example.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd RC4-example/src

3. Install the required dependency:

   pip install streamlit

Usage

Run the streamlit application:

streamlit run app.py

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8501 to access the RC4 encryption simulator.

Follow the instructions on the web interface to encrypt or decrypt your messages using the RC4 algorithm.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any bugs or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request to the GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License. You can find more information in the LICENSE file.

Credits

This project was developed by Rocco Rapisarda. Special thanks to Streamlit for providing the interactive web framework for the application.

Acknowledgments

The RC4 algorithm was originally developed by Ron Rivest.